Cursor Remote Control: Steer Local Agents from Your iPhone
CursorCursor introduced Remote Control, which lets you see and reply to the local agents running on your computer from the Cursor iOS app. Computers on your account appear in the app automatically, and you approve a one-time pairing request in the desktop app. The agents keep running on your own machine rather than moving to the cloud, and Remote Control is on by default for everyone except Enterprise organizations.
Key Takeaways
- Local agents are now reachable from your phone, so you can see what an agent on your computer is doing and reply to it from the Cursor iOS app.
- Agents keep running on your own machine rather than moving to the cloud, and the app connects to that running session.
- Pairing is simple: computers on your account appear in the app automatically, and you approve a single pairing request in the desktop app.
- Your computer must stay on and online, and the new "Keep this computer awake" setting prevents sleep while you are away, as long as the machine is plugged in with the lid open.
- Remote Control is on by default for everyone except Enterprise organizations, where admins opt in under Org settings > Security and identity > Remote control.
- It does not require cloud agents, which makes mobile oversight available to people who only run agents locally.
Remote Control for Local Agents
Cursor now lets you check in on the agents running on your computer from your phone. With the new Remote Control feature, the local agents on your machine show up in the Cursor iOS app. From there you can see what each one is doing and send it a message, without going back to your desk.
Getting started
Remote Control is on by default for everyone except Enterprise organizations. To use it, download the Cursor iOS app and sign in. The computers on your account appear in the app automatically. Tap your computer in the app, then approve the pairing request in the Cursor desktop app. Your local agents then appear in a list. Tapping one shows what it is currently doing and lets you reply to it.
Agents keep running on your computer
Remote Control does not move your agents anywhere. The agents keep running on your computer, and the iOS app connects to them. This means your computer needs to stay on and online for Remote Control to work. Remote Control also does not require cloud agents.
Keeping your computer awake
If you are leaving your desk, a sleeping laptop would cut off the connection. Cursor added a Keep this computer awake option under Remote Control in the desktop settings. Turn it on to stop the computer from sleeping while you are away. The computer needs to be plugged in with the lid open.
Enterprise teams
Enterprise organizations do not get Remote Control by default. Enterprise admins can turn it on under Org settings > Security and identity > Remote control.
Remote Control is available today in the Cursor iOS app.